Prime Minister Narendra Modi had paid obituary and said, " Prasad Rao was an experienced leader, who made effective contributions towards the progress of Andhra Pradesh".

"I request everyone who has come in my contact to be careful and follow the protocol. Stay safe", Gadkari added.

While India had marked 40 lakh on September 5, the country had just taken ten days' time to add one more million to its caseload, which had exemplified the rampant spread of the viral infection.

Rajesh has passed away on September 11, and his demise and the inhumane treatment that he faced from his higher authorities had stirred massive outrage from the banking community.

Though the migrant crisis in India had got international attention, the Central government had shown its apathy in responding and rescuing the lives of the migrant workers. 

The circulation of such fake news had come in a high time when the nation has been enjoying the large-scale relaxations from September 1.

As the session has been convened in the middle of the strongest wave of the global pandemic, the MPs have been mandated to wear masks during the session. 

With the current reporting of 994 fresh cases, Chennai has recorded 1,48,584 cases so far of which 1,35,215 have been recovered and 2976 had died of the pandemic.

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly in the 2011 elections and he had represented Tirupur South constituency.

India has reported 4.7 million cases so far including 94,372 fresh cases that were reported in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning.